‘St Aubin de Cadelech’ Watercolour. 29 x 42cm (16 x 11,5 inches). © The Artist. sold Rows of Cabernet Franc on the heights of the Dropt valley. Sunset, long blue distances turning cobalt violet (series three winsor & newton substance that comes at a price).The silouhouette of Lauzun chateau faintly on the horizon (not that…
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Sept Rangs de Cot Rouge
‘Sept Rangs de Cot Rouge’ Watercolour. 28 x 38cm (15 x 11 inches). © The Artist. sold Red colour in autumn vine leaves Seven Rows of ‘Cot Rouge’, a parcel of Cot (better known as Malbec) between fourteen rows of Cabernet Franc & on the otherside, I think there was a parcel of Cabernet Sauvignon…
NOTAN – Jour du Marché
Jour du Marché Watercolour & felt tip. A5 sketchbook, Double Spread (well almost) © The Artist. Another ‘attack of the giant white trades vans’… this time, a seller of black clothes of all things. Notan Half-tone is a real mental discipline. My felt tip pens have dried out. Short life product, the alcohol evapourates. Not…
City in the West -1996/2004
‘City in the West’ Oil on Board 122 x 61 cm Started in 1996 & finished in 2004 I’m currently trying to fix a seriously leaking roof & so am moving stuff around the house as I get to DIY in various rooms… These pesky portfolios of paperworks from under the spare bed, and now,…
Canal de Lalinde
‘Canal de Lalinde’ Watercolour. 28 x 38cm (15 x 11 inches). © The Artist.
Plantou – Sunset II
‘Plantou – Sunset II’ Watercolour. 42 x 38cm (15 x 11 inches). © The Artist. sold There’s a ‘Route des Vins’ organised by Xavier at Counseil Interprofessionelle des Vins de la Region Bergerac. It’s a good wheeze. You get to visit the caves & chateaux & do some wine tasting. they have posh bordeaux…
Plantou Sunset
‘Plantou Sunset’Watercolour.47 x 36 cm© The Artist. Click here to buy this painting. ‘Le Plantou’ is the name of a hill, just under Boisse (which is a village situated on another hill) near Issigeac (which is the town near me). it’s a round hummock-type of a hill, rather like a breast, with a swelling concave…
Vieux Cepes de Vignes II
‘Vieux Cepes de Vignes II’ Watercolour. 42 x 20 cm © The Artist. sold OK here’s the new watercolour for the new frame. Those old vine stocks doing their dance.
Vendanges Doux 2001
‘ Vendanges Doux ‘ 2001 Watercolour. 42 x 20 cm 200 € © The Artist. Am currently stripping out old watercolours from old frames & updating with new watercolours. The complexities of have once worked un-standard sizes are a real headache. I post this one as I was talking in the previous post about the…
Vieux Cepes des Vignes
Watercolour. 28 x 38cm (15 x 11 inches). © The Artist. ‘Vieux Cepes des Vignes’ – old vine stocks. Brillant, warm October late afternoon light shining through the leaves. Old stocks tend to give brighter autumn colours, partly due to their age but also partly because these vines were vendanged by hand, thus avoiding the…
